MEANING
A stone marker on a grave, usually bearing an inscription.
Use it for
Readable traces of the dead, names eroded by time, grave identification.Let an inscription reveal or frustrate the search for a person.
Words that belong together
- weathered tombstone
- inscribed tombstone
- leaning tombstone
On the page
The tombstone listed two birth dates and no death date.
He steadied the leaning tombstone while she cleared the weeds.
Only the family name remained readable on the tombstone.
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Word forms
- Base
- tombstone
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. May identify the grave without specifying placement at its head; not the whole tomb. Plural tombstones.
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